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- Title
Is Aluminum Innocuous to Zooplankton at pH Below 6?
- Authors
García-García, G.; Jiménez-Contreras, J.; Vargas-Hernández, A.; Nandini, S.; Sarma, S.
- Abstract
Aluminum (Al) use has increased greatly during the last two decades, yet little information is available on its toxic effects in relation to pH particularly on zooplankton. In this work, we determined the acute toxicity (LC) and life table responses for Moina micrura exposed to 0.008, 0.016 and 0.08 mg of Al L at pH of 5, 6 and 7. The age-specific survivorship and reproduction showed a steep decline (80% mortality by the second day) at pH 5, independent of Al level. Both gross and net reproductive rates were significantly lower at pH 6 compared to pH 7, regardless of Al concentration. At pH 7 the rate of population increase of M. micrura was not significantly influenced by the Al level, while at pH 6 it was significantly lower ( p < 0.05), suggesting that M. micrura is sensitive to changes in Al under slightly acidic conditions.
- Subjects
ZOOPLANKTON; ALUMINUM; GENETICS; HUMAN life cycle; EMBRYOLOGY
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2017, Vol 98, Issue 4, p489
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-017-2032-7